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Rosenboom’s Success Story

Situation:
Quality childcare continues to be a major program effort in Iowa. With the help of data collected through a variety of research projects, Extension has been able to advance to the next stage of working with child care providers in the state to make necessary steps of improving the quality of child care throughout the state...

Action:
ISU Extension Family Life field specialist, training in the Family Daycare Environmental Rating Scale (FDCRS), contracted with Child Care Resource and Referral to conduct a six hour provider training on the FDCRS as a component of their Parent/ Infant Toddler Care program.
As a result of this training, child care providers learn how to evaluation their own program and develop a self-improvement plan.

Impact:
A three month follow-up evaluation of the family day care providers attending this training this past winter showed the following improvements had been made.

Total of 48 families served
Total of 73 children in daycare

Since attending the FDCRS Training series:

4 completed a self assessment using the FDCRS book and score sheet
1 completed an Action Plan based on my self-assessment
6 made changes/improvements in their childcare program
Changes made in their program since completing the FDCRS Training:
  • Put up more labels- mirrors- working on a fence-put up a welcome board–added shelf in the shed-put a stove in the basement and making sure that each child is getting everything I can give them
  • Now have a fence fund in place-kids are brushing their teeth 1-2 times a day-no more cups and bottles in bed
  • Hand washing even the younger children after diapering and toileting- make mare materials available-need to purchase some kind of storage unit to place things in I’ve been looking but can’t find what I want-Also I have polices on a sheet of paper but would like to get it into a parent handbook------.
  • Labels on totes containing children’s toys and received musical instruments, cd’s from a grant
  • Rotate art work display on a monthly basis-rotate toys in and out of the play centers, having more variety-make the most available floor space for children to play
  • Have a dry-erase board on my counter and show activities /meals for each day and also coming activities-make sure coloring papers and crayons makers all easily accessible to the children

Contact:
Rhonda Rosenboom
Box 99 340 th 2nd Street, SE
Primghar IA 51245
Phone 712-957-5045; Fax 712-957-5065
Email rrosenb@iastate.edu

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Last update: July 12, 2006  
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